Kathmandu vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$127
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$3732
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
99
😀 Quality of life
51
97
🏙️ Population
846K
2.15M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8921st and 843rd ($427 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and France, respectively. Check Nepal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6559th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Paris

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Kathmandu Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$15084

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488